Nintendo Wii U - Disassembly, Cleaning, Assembly, and Polishing

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Күн бұрын

I got this Wii U Console off of eBay and while it did work, it was pretty gross. In this video we take the console completely apart, clean up the plastics, motherboard, and metal, reassemble the console, then give a good polishing.
The Wii U console isn't terribly hard to get into and put back together, but it does take some time and has about 25 screws(about 6 different variations). The antenna runs can be a bit a tricky too. If you are concerned your console might be clogged with grossness, this is a solid guide to getting in there and preventing issues before they start.
The whole job: 6/10.
Timecodes
00:00 Introduction
01:55 Disassembly
15:17 Motherboard Cleaning - Air and Isopropyl Alcohol
16:54 Faceplate and Shell Disassembly
20:46 Washing Plastics
23:52 Cleaning Metals
26:45 Assembly
41:31 Polishing the Shell
44:09 Outro
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Repair Items:
Silicone Repair Mat: www.amazon.com/dp/B01N10MA2O/...
Hot Air Rework Station: www.amazon.com/dp/B08BK3M6YW/...
7” LCD Digital Microscope: www.amazon.com/dp/B089B3KRZH/...
Adjustable Circuit Board Holder(I don’t recommend this one though): www.amazon.com/dp/B089B3KRZH/...
Heat Resistant Tape: www.amazon.com/dp/B00XH9Y7FU/...
Desoldering Braided Wick: www.amazon.com/dp/B0987HK6R1/...
Flitz Multi-purpose Polish and Cleaner: www.amazon.com/dp/B0025QZMRI?...
143-Piece Electronis Precision Screwdriver Tool Kit: www.amazon.com/dp/B08SGM6F79?...
Ultra-Thin Soldering Wire: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Flux: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
Soldering Iron Kit(with solder wire, multiple tips, sponge, etc): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol(cheaper at Walgreen or CVS): www.amazon.com/Dealmed-Isopro...
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Studio Items:
Lights: www.amazon.com/dp/B07YFY7H7J/...
Quick Release Plate: www.amazon.com/dp/B07VVP7HSK/...
10ft HDMI Cable: www.amazon.com/dp/B08FBH2LKX/...
L-Bracket Camera Mount: www.amazon.com/dp/B0748BL4LK/...
Mini Tripod: www.amazon.com/dp/B07JGXPYL5/...
Magic Arm: www.amazon.com/dp/B09BZ7Q1WS/...
Flexible Camera Mount: www.amazon.com/dp/B08RB2LYM9/...
Panasonic GH5s: www.amazon.com/Mirrorless-Sen...
Lumix 12-60mm Lens: www.amazon.com/PANASONIC-Prof...
Color Lights: www.amazon.com/dp/B094J1WVPG?...
Velcro Ties: www.amazon.com/dp/B000F5K82A?...
White Backdrop: www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZHVVNGC?...
Drafting Board Cover: www.draftingsuppliesdew.com/v...
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Other Channels I’m Inspired by:
Odd Tinkering: / oddtinkering
TronicsFix: / tronicsfix
Restoration EG: / restorationeg
Spawn Wave: / spawnwave
From Camera to Console: / dustinkramer

Пікірлер: 89

@keyboard_g 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic detail. Thanks. My only note for others is not to pry off the heatsink. Twist it gently to break the seal then it lifts right off.

@consoloscopy 2 жыл бұрын

Noted! I appreciate the advice!

@jameswoll Жыл бұрын

I think that would deform the thermal pad.

@charlieb308 Жыл бұрын

What an overly complicated system, glad I never took mine apart.

@osman_zengin Жыл бұрын

This would be watched x100 times more if Wii U was sold like Wii's. But one of the best Wii U content and it is free. Thank you.

@687Animations Жыл бұрын

Greatest in-depth view of the Wii U, I was watching this because I have a Wii U myself and I plan on cleaning it inside out and this is what I needed to watch.

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@EnriqueCarmine Жыл бұрын

I gotta say, this is by far the best disassembly video on a game console, it was very easy to follow, it took me approximately and hour and a half, to do everything you did. And I loved the silence on the video. You got youself a new subscriber. The 200th to be exactly. Thank you!!

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

thanks! I really appreciate that. More content coming soon!

@Moatiz Ай бұрын

Just came across this video since I found my Wii U collecting dust and decided to mod it and clean it up so it looks respectable in the living room. I love this detailed video and your channel name slaps. I subbed and look forward to more awesome vids man! Keep it up!

@rgbvibe Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. My Wii U is in good condition but I wanted to see the disassembly from a professional 😅

@m6kteatube Жыл бұрын

thank you for going into detail because the teardown & assembly would’ve taken a lot longer without your video. thx bro

@consoloscopy Жыл бұрын

Dude, that's a great compliment. Thanks! Glad I could help!

@m6kteatube Жыл бұрын

@@consoloscopy keep it up bro!👍

@frostycomedy-man9985 10 ай бұрын

Just cleaned out two overheating Wii U thanks to this perfectly detailed video. Thank you very much

@consoloscopy 10 ай бұрын

that's great! I love to hear it. I have a Wii U Gamepad vid dropping in the next week or two.

@cldpt Жыл бұрын

the rubber pieces protruding are to ensure the vents aren't blocked. The back part for the fan has that safety "built-in" by the mandatory cables which will connect around it, ensuring fan will have room for air to flow, but the side of the exhaust needs those pieces

@easter-man Жыл бұрын

The rubber pieces actually fit into the Wii U's stand

@compunerd 5 ай бұрын

Make sure you remove the SD card first... as with anything but i love videos like this so chill, knowledgeable and satisfying to watch. No fluff or nonsense!

@dtechclinic 8 күн бұрын

Thank you for the detailed video!

@consoloscopy 8 күн бұрын

You are quite welcome!

@dymos7750 Жыл бұрын

really good and detailed video. The only question I have is, would it have made sense to replace the thermal pad with new quality thermal paste? Will carry out repair and maintenance processes myself using the video, thank you very much.

@consoloscopy Жыл бұрын

I hope it goes well for you! Yeah, I coulda changed the thermal paste. I intended to but you can see the scratch in the thermal paste, that was from when I tried to pry it off. However the thermal pad was not in tact and didn't peel off easily at all. It looked good so I left it. Good practice is to swap it out though.

@chadwolf3840 Жыл бұрын

very cool. thank you! between this and the regular wii, nintendo did a great job of discouraging hard modding.

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

lol, yes and no. It's not THAT hard to get in there. But soft mods are the way to go anyway.

@Dreamz-ci6jn 5 ай бұрын

Hi, amazing video it is such a complicated console . In my case my WiiU got fried during a storm last month and I have been looking for Guide on how to fix it. I suppose I need to swap the power supply so I will buy probably a new block. Are there any tips you have for a guy that wants to start with cleaning and fixing consoles?

@KrystalHighbaugh89 2 жыл бұрын

Love your logo and intro animation.

@consoloscopy 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you!

@adhamm3r 6 ай бұрын

Lol! I forgot to flick the clip back on the ribbon for the face of the console. Wondered why the buttons won’t work 😂 thanks 👋

@ColtinCalloway 5 ай бұрын

lol oops!

@ilovedogs5605 2 жыл бұрын

I recently bought a Wii U and I was wondering if you would have any tips on how to clean stains off the Wii U gamepad? Back is very dirty with sweat and everything and i can’t get it off

@ColtinCalloway 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I'd try that polish I used first. I'm not sure about stains on plastic like that unless you de-color it with peroxide and UV lights. There's a lot of guides for that on KZfaq.

@gweryan3 2 жыл бұрын

Send this man few boxes of Q-tips :D I kid, great video!

@consoloscopy 2 жыл бұрын

lol. I go through A LOT of them.

@EmDotDubb Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Awesome tutorial

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed!

@rahulkalra2126 Жыл бұрын

great video .. thank you so much !!!!

@QuatraaGaming Жыл бұрын

Such an unappreciated console. I've recently bought one on the cheap and I haven't been able to put it down for a good while.

@Jxsh_54 Ай бұрын

Thank you so much I cleaned my White Wii U now.👍

@consoloscopy Ай бұрын

Hell yeah, dude!

@cristianbenignomoralesmora4401 8 ай бұрын

Hola, disculpa me podrías decirlas medidas del thermal pad es que quiero limpiar la mía pero no se de cual comprar o que medidas tiene para poder comprarla.

@heatelectronics 10 ай бұрын

38:41 the only mistake i found during the assembly process. Those rubber pieces go on the other plastic cover with the 45° mark looking down. That's because it needs to slide into the other plastic cover. The rest of the process is beyond perfect!

@consoloscopy 10 ай бұрын

Rats. Yeah. You are right. Thanks for that! I appreciate the compliment and the critique!

@petesilvestri Жыл бұрын

Those “little guys” tabs that you didn’t know what they were for… are for the vertical stand brackets

@MAD-tk6pz Жыл бұрын

Eres un crack🤘🤘, me olvidé como armar mi consola después de cambiarle la pasta térmica y no me sobró pero que ningún tornillo 🤘🤘🤘

@consoloscopy Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I think!

@hisuiantyphlosion Жыл бұрын

great easy to follow! only thing im missing is the money to buy a wii u

@gastah5so170 Жыл бұрын

Do you have any suggestions on how to fix the “cannot read disc” error? I’m having trouble with this on my Wii U.

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Maybe if you dismantle the disc drive and really give it a good cleaning. Otherwise, probably a replacement disc drive.

@gastah5so170 Жыл бұрын

@@ColtinCalloway ok I’ll give it a try one day, thanks 👍

@geraldinegutierrez2013 5 ай бұрын

Is there any way to clean the side air filters without needing to disassemble the whole thing?

@consoloscopy 5 ай бұрын

I don't actually know but I imagine that would be fairly unsafe. You can try some cotton swabs and IPA and try not to let it drip too much into the inside. For a real cleanin', I'd open it up.

@krys2fur Жыл бұрын

Getting ready to do this with one I bought online. I think I'm going to start with the polish on the outside first, that way if some gets inside, I'll get it when I disassemble. Wasn't sure if that was an afterthought for you. Looked like some polish got into the vents.

@consoloscopy Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's probably the right choice. Polish first.

@fasttechvideo 9 ай бұрын

Great video and great name for your channel

@consoloscopy 9 ай бұрын

Thanks lol!

@fasttechvideo 9 ай бұрын

@@consoloscopy are you looking for a sponsor?

@fasttechvideo 9 ай бұрын

@@consoloscopy i also saw you are a video editor by trade. I am currently looking for someone who would edit our videos. Would you be interested?

@consoloscopy 9 ай бұрын

@@fasttechvideo Not actively looking necessarily but open to options. Btw, just looked at your channel and it's good stuff. You know the grind. Respect.

@DustinKramer 2 жыл бұрын

This video is a winner winner, chicken dinner.

@HippoEatTortoise 10 ай бұрын

Little question here what happens if I have 3 leftover screws and 1 possible extra that fell on the floor.

@consoloscopy 9 ай бұрын

That's no good. But if it still turns on, I guess you are good to go?

@retrobros9684 Жыл бұрын

Nice

@rosewillis6018 Жыл бұрын

Do i need to buy a hdmi cable for the wii u i have a newer tv?

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Yeah, if your tv has an HDMI input. Or you can buy component cables if your tv only has component cable inputs. But HDMI is preferred.

@sullysuvann1380 3 ай бұрын

What type of screws?

@talon12020 Жыл бұрын

You used 70% IPA to clean the board? Is that safe due to the water content? I usually see people using 99% IPA for that purpose.

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Worked fine. I had the 99% option but 70% is okay to my knowledge.

@therealjaystone2344 Жыл бұрын

At least you cleaned up way better than what DKOldies will ever do.

@Darchful 9 ай бұрын

My Wii U doesn't even attempt to turn on. Capacitors, coils and fuse, correct. Any ideas?

@consoloscopy 9 ай бұрын

Man, it could be anything. Power source would be my first guess.

@Darchful 9 ай бұрын

@@consoloscopy Thanks, but it's the first thing I checked, it's correct. I have also tried to apply voltage with a laboratory power supply and the voltage comes on, I think that some IC or transistor must have gone, but breaking a console while it is not in use just like that sounds like a laugh on the part of Nintendo and the client. Now on top of that they don't even admit them for repair even if you pay. I have a Sony PS2 working without problem since 2003.

@jonresanovich154 Жыл бұрын

Why did you not re-paste the CPU

@ColtinCalloway Жыл бұрын

Not sure why I didn't mention or emphasis it in the video, but there was a thermal pad on the CPU already. I had to one ready to replace it ahead of time but this one still looked fine and didn't want to come off very easily so I left it on. Sorry about lack of clarity on that. When I saw this comment I was like, wait, did I NOT do that!? Went back and reviewed the raw footage and sure enough there's a thermal pad. Sorry about the confusion!

@christiansanchez1486 6 ай бұрын

I’m watching this just to get a quarter out of one of the card slots on the face because my deadbeat cousin thought it’d be funny to mess with my console collection.

@consoloscopy 6 ай бұрын

lol. Hey, I'll take a view any way I can get it!

@faisalalmezini7741 6 ай бұрын

I took mine apart and I regret it now everything is not right 😂

@Boomerisacat218 8 ай бұрын

What if we don't have a tri tip.

@ColtinCalloway 8 ай бұрын

You'll need one of those.

@pocketjedi6675 4 ай бұрын

algorithm

@nirgunawish 2 жыл бұрын

im gonna try to hide away a 2.5in drive inside the wiiu shell

@ColtinCalloway 2 жыл бұрын

I'd say there's room.

@soundsonline796 10 ай бұрын

Gotta be the worst console to disassemble

@consoloscopy 9 ай бұрын

I don't know. The antennas are annoying to run but it's not terrible.

@mrbungle589 8 ай бұрын

The fat 360 is ridiculous, it took me an hour just to get past all the plastic clips/snaps. This one doesn't look too fun either with all the hidden screws😢😅

@consoloscopy 8 ай бұрын

@@mrbungle589 Just go slooowwww. You got this!

@songoku64 Ай бұрын

I have two Wii U's. Mine is in good impeccable condition but the ones I had gave my children they got it so dirty. I was going to take it apart but after watching this video I'm thinking I'm just going to send it to someone, it's way too much and I don't have the patience for it